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Thurstan record fifth outright win
Thursday, 1 February 2007 - 4:26 AM SL Time
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All rounder Umesh Karunaratne went past the 50 wicket barrier (52 in 10 matches), when he took a match bag of 8 wickets and helped Thurstan rout Maliyadeva College by innings and 8 runs in their Inter-School Elephant Lemonade Trophy Under-20 cricket match at Thurstan Grounds on Tuesday.
Incidentally, it was the fifth outright victory for Thurstan College this season.
Thurstan 168
Maliyadeva 67 and 12 for 2 overnight 93 (S Bulathwala 23; Umesh Karunaratne 4/49, Shalaka Rangajeewa 4/19)
Easy victory for Cambrians
Prince of Wales scored an easy 10 wicket victory over Revata College in their match concluded at Moratuwa, on Tuesday.
Having scored 266 runs in the first innings, the Cambrians restricted Revata College for 163 runs with Rajitha Mendis and Isuru Gunasena sharing 6 wickets between them. Then the Prince of Wales openers achieved the target without much fuss.
Revata 162 (Namal de Soysa 40, W.P. Nandana 37; Isuru Gunasena 5/27, Yohan Silva 2/24) and 163 all out (N. Sandakelum 32, A.D. Rangana 30, N.D. Tharanga 23; Rajitha Mendis 4/29, Isuru Gunasena 2/44)
Prince of Wales (210 for 3 overnight) 266 (Shashan Silva 85, Marlon Fernando 75, Sanka Peiris 21; Suneth Indeewara 2/57, Rangana Kaushalya 6/68) and 64 for no loss (Marlon Fernando 32 n.o, Shashan Silva 31 n.o)
St. Benedict`s win after four years
A four year long victory drought of St. Benedict`s College came to an end when they beat minnows, Gurukula Vidyalaya, Kelaniya by 9 wickets in their Sri Lanka School Cricket Association arranged fixture at Kotahena on Tuesday.
The last time a Benedictine outfit beat a First XI side was in 2003. After St. Benedict`s beat St. Joseph`s College in 2003 they had not beaten a single First XI team until Tuesday.
Gurukula 131 and 95 in 35 overs (A. Earnest 16, T.D. Weerasinghe 19; Abilash Fernando 4/42, Dilshan Perera 2/04, Shasthri Fernando 2/12)
St. Benedict`s 171 for 5 declared (Pushpa Palihakkara 49, Chanaka Wijewardena 50; M. Shalitha 2/44) and 57 for 1 in 13 overs (S. Nandalal 28 n.o, Waruna Fernando 18 n.o)
Silvas in big stand
Being 54 for 4 at one stage in their second innings President`s College amassed a mammoth 329 for 9 declared with the help of a massive fifth wicket partnership of 224 runs between right hander Chamath Silva and left hander Sanath Silva who went on to score a century each in their encounter against Maris Stella which ended in a draw at Negombo on Tuesday.
Chamath Silva scored 110 runs (200 balls) inclusive of 14 fours and left hander Sanath Silva scored 20 boundaries in his 141 ball 144 runs.
President`s 143 and 329 for 9 decl (Dasun Tharanga 23, Nipuna Geethanga 20, Chamath Silva 110, Sanath Silva 144, Eraj Mass 20; V. Dasanayake 3/40, Channa Fernando 3/95, Ashan Silva 2/51)
Maris Stella (117 for 9 overnight) 122 (Tharaka Perera 40, R. Siriwardena 23, Eshan Aponsu 19; Ranishka Gamage 2/59, Rajitha Chathuranga 4/34, Eraj Mass 2/03) and 92 for 2 at close (Tharaka Perera 51 n.o, Shanuka de Silva 31; Rajitha Chathuranga 2/14)
Praboda and Malith thump half tons
A second innings 50 by Praboda Seneviratne and an unbeaten 76 runs by Malith Gunathilaka for Ananda College were the highlights on the second day in their match against Mahinda College which ended in a draw at Ananda Mawatha, on Tuesday.
Ananda 269 and 221 for 6 at close (Praboda Seneviratne 50, Malith Gunathilaka 76 n.o, Udara Peiris 30; Rajith Priyan 3/51)
Mahinda 55 for 4 overnight 223 (Praboda Srimal 38, Denuwan Rajakaruna 73, M. Nanayakkara 45; Ishara Wickramasinghe 2/23, Malith Gunathilaka 4/77, Wishwa Wijesuriya 2/12, Udara Peiris 2/57)
A draw at Nalanda ground
The encounter between Nalanda College and Isipatana College ended in a tame draw at Nalanda grounds, on Tuesday. In reply to Nalanda College`s 226 for 8 declared, Isipatana were 171 for 7 at close.
Nalanda 226 for 8 decl
Isipatana (20 for 2 overnight) 171 for 7 at close (Chirantha de Silva 51, A. Rabel 33, Gamindu Kanishka 30; Lahiru Aponsu 2/48, Milinda Weerasinghe 2/45)
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